Mission Statement

Founded in 1853, Manhattan College offers an exceptional college education enriched by Lasallian Catholic values and access to New York City. Our celebrated faculty and 3,400 students are committed to the lifelong pursuit of academic excellence, career achievement, and reflection on values, ethics and principles. Students enjoy the benefits of a small college with close faculty interaction. With more than 40 majors and 20 graduate programs across five distinct schools, Manhattan College has big academic opportunities. Students take what they learn in the classroom and apply it to the real world through internships, service-learning projects and study abroad.

Access to New York City

The greatest city in the world is at the Manhattan College doorstep! The campus is in Riverdale, a quiet neighborhood in the Bronx, located 10 miles from the bustling streets of midtown Manhattan. Students enjoy the best of both worlds - a traditional college campus that's just a short

Unfortunately, due to extreme weaknesses in administrative and policy-related aspects of the college, my experience here has been much less than enjoyable. It is extremely hard to find correct information about policies, and no one seems to know exactly what the real rules are. The policies that you do find out about are sometimes ridiculous. I've had terrible problems, especially, with guest policy and residence life. There seem to be unwritten rules about guest policy, that even the handbook, residence life, and student life meeting don't tell you. Also, the resident director I had to deal with during one guest problem was extremely unprofessional and unhelpful. The security is terrible and they only check IDs, seemingly, on a whim. Each security guard seems to have a different idea of how to handle guest passes and whether or not you have to show them your ID before entering the building. I have had a very high number of unnecessary and stressful situations to endure, already, this year. They have a lot of work to do in terms of determining regulations and establishing better school-wide communication.

The campus is beautiful and the location is great. The best city in the world, New York City, is your backyard only a 30 min subway ride away. The activities on campus unfortunately aren't in surplus. Clubs are prevalent but not very extensive here. The food isn't the best!

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